He’s a Kentucky high school student and that’s the hometown team. Just watched a great documentary on the 1974 NFL draft, which discussed how teams that year began focusing on small schools rather than traditional football powers. The Steelers opened the door for predominantly black colleges, and the Cowboys helped bring a lot of attention to Tennessee State with the number one pick.

As an FBS program in the SEC, Kentucky isn’t comparable to Alabama A&M or Tennessee State. But hot prospects don’t have to attend Alabama or Ohio State to wind up having the Hall of Fame careers of ’74 draft picks John Stallworth or Too Tall Jones.